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Manali - Kaza - Parang La Tso Moriri
Leh - 13 Nts / 14 Days
Months:
Early July to end September
Number
of Days: 13Nts / 14 Days
Maximum
Altitude: 5450m
Grade:
Moderate - Strenuous
Day 1:
Drive from Manali to Spitis district headquarters
and spend your night in a comfortable camp set up
quickly by our staff on the banks of the Spiti
River.
Day 2: From Kaza we travel by jeep to visit
the Dhankar fort, once the residence of the rulers
of Spiti, high above the confluence of the Pin and
Spiti rivers. We then continue to Tabo Gompa, one
of the greatest artistic treasures in the
Himalayan region, to view its paintings and
sculptures, some of which are over 1000 years old.
Day 3: Travel by jeep to
Ki
gompa, the largest in
Spiti, and Kibber, famed as the world's highest
village with electricity and daily bus service. We
spend our night high above Kibber on a lush green
pastureland.
Day 4: We begin our trek with a short but
steep climb to the grazing pastures above Kibber.
Day 5: Trek to
Pangrochen, the base camp of Parang La.
Only a small spring sustains life at this high,
rocky campsite.
Day 6:
Trek over 5577 metre
Parang La and descend the dazzling Parang glacier
to the lovely oasis of Karsha
Gongma.
Day 7: Trek down the valley of the Pare Chu
(river) to Tarang Yogma.
Day 8: Continue down the Pare Chu, cross
the river and camp at the broad oasis of Norbu
Sumdo.
Day 9: Trek to Kiangdam, on the southern shore
of Tso Moriri, the "Mountain Lake".
Day 10: Rest day in the incredible setting of
Kiangdam on the lakeshore. Get glimpses of a large
number of migratory birds that abound on the lake.
Day 11: Trek to Korzok, the village and
gompa at the northern shore of the lake. Overnight
camp.
Day 12: Visit the Karzok Monastery and
village
Day 13: Drive to Leh via Mahe Bridge
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